Mental Health
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Traumatised servicemen helped by dogs AAP - 10-09-2015
Traumatised former servicemen are being helped by dogs who comfort them, retrieve their medication and even turn on the lights. A dog turns
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Govt pays for mental health failure AAP - 26-08-2015
Mental health experts say the current system is failing patients and a waste of government funds. The federal government is wasting $10 billion
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Violent video games 'risk factor' for aggressive behaviour AAP - 17-08-2015
A review of almost a decade of studies has found that exposure to violent video games is a "risk factor" for increased aggression.
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Mental health funding wasted, commission says AAP - 06-08-2015
Renowned economist Allan Fels says billions of dollars pumped into mental health is a payment for failure and reforming the sector would boost the economy.
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New ECT has fewer side effects: study AAP - 22-07-2015
Severely depressed people can have fewer side effects with an ultra-brief electroconvulsive therapy, research shows. A newer treatment for
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Grieving lasts more than 2 years: survey AAP - 09-07-2015
A charity that focuses on hospice care says the grieving process takes an average of more than two years, depending on the support for the bereaved.
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Experts criticise alcohol rehab scheme AAP - 06-07-2015
The NT's mandatory alcohol rehab scheme is a 'highly dubious' way to solve public intoxication, say medical experts. Northern Territory's
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Sleep 'not best escape from trauma' AAP - 02-07-2015
Maybe having a good sleep after a traumatic event is not the way to avoid on-going stress disorders, scientists now say. Escaping into sleep
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Mental health nurses excluded from expert group Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
First it was nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners being excluded from the federal government’s two key health reform groups, now mental
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Suicide risk spikes after hospital: report AAP - 25-06-2015
A new paper from the Queensland Mental Health Commission has stressed the heightened risk of suicide that follows a discharge from hospital.
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Dietitians keeping the body in mind Karen Keast - 12-06-2015
A pioneering Sydney program is tackling the nutritional and physical health of young people with severe mental illness. Keeping the Body in Mind is possibly
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Bring a little "e" into your clinical practice: using Australia's online mental health resources. HealthTimes - 09-06-2015
Over the last 15 years, the field of e-mental health has expanded rapidly and many websites, programs and online counselling services are now available to the public. Australia
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Bullying linked to depression: UK study AAP - 03-06-2015
A British study has found that bullying significantly increases rates of youth depression. Young adults who were bullied during childhood are
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WA mental health crisis nurses to aid cops AAP - 01-06-2015
WA's police commissioner says up to 24 nurses could be given special powers to help police who encounter suspects with a mental illness.
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Hallucinations more common than thought AAP - 28-05-2015
Delusions and hallucinations do not happen just to psychotic people and may be completely normal, researchers say. Hearing voices and seeing
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Families crucial in the deadly fight against eating disorders HealthTimes - 26-05-2015
From the cause to the cure: Australian families have become key members of the clinical team in the fight against eating disorders which has become one of our countries most
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Schizophrenia a mystery to many AAP - 14-05-2015
Many Australians have no or limited understanding of what schizophrenia is, according to a new survey. Patricia Sutton says when some people
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Mind training works like anti-depressants AAP - 21-04-2015
Researchers say that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a form of mental training, works just as well as anti-depressants for those with depression.
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Key findings of mental health review AAP - 17-04-2015
Health minister says government-commissioned report into Australia's mental health system paints a "disturbing picture". NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH
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More veterans seeking mental help AAP - 06-05-2015
The number of veterans seeking help for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health problems has increased sharply over the last year. Military
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